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says he takes full responsibility for the walk off three run homer he wanted the fast ball and phillies lose 6-4 and lose the series harper hits two homers today and drives in five. well we have more candy and more on the phils and the early season issues and mike is here at 11:45 and zach eflin will make a start and miami like the phils game tied in the ninth with two outsz and they had a walk off two run homer marlins beat the mets for the third straight day and miami tied for first with washington. the eagles are still holding predraft interviews and picks and eagles are scheduled to meet with former glass bureau running back corey clement on wednesday a source tells action news and he played his ball in wisconsin and ran for 15 touchdowns and
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1400 yards as a senior and projected to be drafted between the third and fifth rounds running back of course is among the need for the eagles. will the eagles use one of their eight picks on clement and we are previewing the draft and wednesday on eve of the draft and check out the preview party can't wait for that and now since the sixers drafted joel embiid he has played in only 13% of their games some would call him damaged goods, the sixers calling embiid their building block despite the rest maintaining embiid is the focal point of rebuild and man on having him play in back to back games next season despite playing 31 games in 3 years and sixers have seen enough to know this kid is a game changer. >> i look at joel's foundation as completely scratching the surface of what he is going to
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be. he just is at the infant stages of where he is going to end up and those infant stages as we all see are just incredibly unique. >> reporter: nba playoffs on 6abc and seth curry tough time with portland and lehigh university and he scores 41 mccullom and not enough and war yours run away with green, basket and a foul, golden state takes the game 121-109, nhl flyers fans you will love this there you go sidney columbus giving it to crosby in game three but he says take this in over time tied at four and crosby circles on the blue jackets and look at number 87 go behind the net to jake and his third of the game on former flyers spittsburgh wins 5-4 and
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3-0 series lead and i miss the playoffs. >> undiscovered country. a memory. we will show you some highlights from other easter secelebration through the area. an easter home coming and a soldier surprises his football loving family in a very unique way. yo, check it. my parents pimped out our crib with fios internet. sick. word on the street is it's bomb.com. i think you're bomb.com michelle, wanna come over and surf
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how about one more look at some of the fantastic easter pictures you have been sending us all throughout the day. for kids i was looking at the pictures from kids and their easter baskets to dogs in bunny ears we enjoyed sharing the photos with our viewers both on air and online and thank you for sharing them with us. a congregation in delaware county gathered today to prove that a church is made up of the faithful not brick and mortar, the ever abundant life church was sealy damaged by fire and the church is still being renovated but was at the recreation center for a service there and members wanted to show their church is alive and well even though their building has not been rebuilt. in downing town they celebrated easter sunday under a brand new roof and damaged a year ago when the roof collapsed under the weight of heavy snowfall and holding services in the gym ever
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since but today they were back in their main building for this joyous service. tabernacle church in mount airy had up lifting worship and a chance for the church to give a really life lessons in the teachings of jesus christ. ♪ hallelujah during church services today leaders along with the community college of philadelphia announced partial scholarships to philadelphia high school students. the scholarships are designed for students who are eligible for pell grants so they can buy books and other necessities and tabernacle with the president of the college of philadelphia explain why they decided to offer the scholarship. >> the motivation is it's the right thing to do. jesus gave to us salvation and so because he gave to us we give to others. >> reporter: each year the tab tabernacle has a program to help
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members. a special service for the homeless today in the mantle section and enjoyed a full course breakfast and all children received an easter basket filled with all kinds of treats. an unique soldier surprise. how a family of lifelong husker fans received their best easter surprise under a football helmet that story when action news comes right back. finally t
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battlefield to the football field we want to share an easter reunion for a military unlike any we have seen before. >> the family dedicated to their country and of course each other but also a very soft spot in their hearts for the nebraska corn huskers and elements came together for an unforgettable reunion and the story from gloria. it took him 27 hours, five flights and more from afghanistan to nebraska and the corn huskers locker room. >> you don't look like an athlete. >> reporter: husker fans just
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suiting up would be a dream come true and it was that and so much more. >> he is in the middle of a really exciting event and we get to be a part of it and we are thankful for that matthew. >> reporter: the last leg from the battlefield to the football field. where matt disguised as a husker at the invitation of the team is about to surprise his wife nicole and six kids. his family also huge husker fans are there as honorary honorary team cap captain and have no idea dad is back from deployment and he takes off the helmet as his son is about to do the coin toss this is what a mega water smile looks like and a true surprise looks like and smiles filed by tears and takes the need for a family hug. >> really excited, glad he is home. >> reporter: spending an unexpected easter sunday together. >> when we found out about it we had like five days to get me
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home. >> reporter: a surprise home coming for one husker fan devoted to family, service and football. gloria rivira, abc news. >> action news sports sunday is next here on channel six and action continues with matt o'donnell and tamala edwards, karen rogers, dave murphy and from walter perez, melissa magee, jeff skversky i'm sarah bloomquist and hope you had a great night and a great easter and have a great week ahead. ♪
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♪ tonight on sports sunday the phillies bullpen lays an egg again. it's gone. should the phillies hunt for a new closer? plus we are talking nfl draft should the eagles take a risky running back. >> the guy is a top five player. >> reporter: are the sixers ready to take a shot at the playoffs next year how good can they be? >> i don't know. >> reporter: hold on to your easter bonnet sports sunday starts now. ♪ this is action news sports sunday sponsored by audi. ♪ holy molly the phillies lay an
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